Antihero

A wise man once said” Pride comes before the fall”. This means that when person is proud he or she does not notice people around them, do not sympathize with them, does not see other humans their positive qualities and this leads to a both physical and moral falls. They are starting to do a lot of mistakes without thinking about the consequences. This quote is true in the book Antigone and in the short story “To Build a Fire”. Sophocles’ Antigone and Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” shows that…

Heroes come in various shapes and forms. Some as strong and powerful as Superman, some who changed and defied society such as Dr. Martin Luther King, and some that only heroes to a few such as a family relative or celebrity. In Sophocles’ Antigone, the debate of who the actual tragic hero is has been discussed for quite some time. It is very unlikely for there to be more than one tragic character in a Greek tragedy. Creon, the other main character in the play has some of the traits that make up…

War of the Worlds The year 1897 was invaded by the science fictional novel War of the Worlds by the author H.G Wells. It is a first person narrative that takes place within the city of London, England. Aliens from the planet Mars had invaded Earth with the intention to conquer and enslave the human population, but against all the odds, the innocent narrator survives the villainous galactic beings. War of the Worlds incorporates the innocent main character, dominating extraterrestrials, nature…

Everyone Loves the Anti-Hero These days, a new type of character-a new leading role-is ruling television screens. It is a character that lies and cheats. It is a character that is part of a motorcycle gang, or is a power-hungry politician, or is cooking meth. It is the anti-hero. The anti-hero is the protagonist who does not have the traditional qualities of the admirable leading man or woman. They are characters wrought with flaws and demons, disregarding the normal societal processes for his…

Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman both clearly provide us with an insight into a failed dream. In both of these stories the characters present us with their views of the American dream. To most the American dream is the idea that we will achieve prosperity and happiness and that we will fulfill all of our wishes. Each of the stories presents us with a unique scenario and a dream that relates only to that character. Some similarities are evident in both of these stories like, a failed dream and the…

There is a type of anti-hero known as a mercenary. Mercenaries’ complete jobs given by their client and once they get that job done, they receive a huge reward. The job given to them may be a good deed or a bad thing, which makes mercenaries antiheroes due to their selfish greed of money. Mercenaries’ don’t care what side they are on, as long as they receive something in the end for their own personal gain, they will almost do anything to receive their credit. These kinds of antiheroes do their…

5 Antihero Figures With Precious Life Lesson I am a fan of fiction story, the reason is that because it’s interesting, in which a fictional story represents the real problems in life made into a work of literature. Compounded with intrigues and dramaturgy that are actually somewhat exaggerated and the effect can be knowingly or unknowingly read by the readers. In fact, if we intend to explore more about fiction story, we can find many things and possibly useful in our daily lives. Therefore, in…

Every story has to have an element of “The Journey” within it. this is the most important plot pattern archetype in literature. The journey in a novel or story isn’t always an actual movement from one place to another; the journey can be internal (mental/emotional). Often the journey can be represented as either a struggle or a desire to achieve a goal and most stories start off with the main character in search of something.. In the three novels read this summer we see this archetype, both…

Arrow of God and The Hunger Games are both books that follow protagonists journeys as they face the challenges and important decisions that not only affect themselves but others. The Hunger Games is set in a controlling society that is divided into twelve districts. There used to be thirteen districts, but the thirteenth rebelled and lost. Because of this rebellion, two contenders from each district are forced to fight to the death for the capital’s pleasure. Katniss is the protagonist in…

Adam Wingard’s The Guest (2014) subverts the traditional masculine outlaw hero despite the hegemonic masculinity (dominant ways of being a man in society) of the main character. David, transgresses this stereotype in order to gain access into the Peterson family home and makes his presence welcome by assisting each family member in different but distinct ways. This mysterious stranger enters into a family’s life as a fulfillment wish for Caleb − his brother in arms that served with David during…